Good News on Pollinator Protection Bill
We were happy to see our pollinator protection bill reported favorably out of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture last week! Wednesday was the deadline for bills to make it out of committee, making them eligible for House and Senate floor votes later in the session. An Act to protect pollinator habitat (S.451) aims to put solutions into place to protect and promote pollinators’ health, at a time when their populations are in decline. FROM MASS AUDUBON <more>
East Coast Governors Oppose Offshore Drilling
4 Incredible Wildlife Events This Weekend!
Join Sue Morse for spectacular presentations and wildlife tracking hikes.
Grimmway Carrots Threatens Food & Water Watch
Spiders Crawling On The Snow
Most adult spiders (as many as 85% of temperate zone species) are dormant during the winter, seeking shelter beneath the leaf litter. Their metabolism slows and their need for food is greatly reduced. Other species die at the end of the summer, and their eggs overwinter, protected inside silken sacs. A third, even smaller, group of spiders remains active through the winter. FROM NATURALLY CURIOUS WITH MARY HOLLAND <more>
Trump budget would gut EPA, DOE renewables office
The Trump administration’s 2019 budget proposal would slash funding for the Environmental Protection Agency and renewable energy programs at the Department of Energy while boosting nuclear programs and fossil fuels, according to text of the proposal released by the White House. FROM UTILITY DIVE <more>
Jobs (click for full job listings)
River Steward Internship | Housatonic Valley Association | Stockbridge, MA or Cornwall Bridge, CT
Appalachian Trail Ridge Runner | MA Department of Conservation and Recreation | Cheshire, MA
Stream Crossing Specialist | Department of Fish and Game, Division of Ecological Restoration | Boston, MA
Various Internships | Mass. Assn. of Conservation Commissions | Belmont, MA
Paid Turtle Internship | The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Inst. | Front Royal, VA
Office Manager | Berkshire Agricultural Ventures | Great Barrington, MA
Executive Director | Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition | Sudbury, MA
Western MA Organizer | Massachusetts Jobs With Justice | Springfield, MA
Freshwater Projects Coordinator | The Nature Conservancy | Adirondack Region, NY
Conservation & Projects Manager | Kestrel Land Trust | Amherst, MA
Environmental Education Intern | Mass Audubon | Lenox, MA
Early Childhood Program Leader / Naturalist | Mass Audubon | Lenox, MA
Wildlife & Plant Conservation Intern | Mass Audubon | Lenox, MA
Nature Day Camp Educator – Summer 2018 | Mass Audubon | Lenox, MA
Land Management & Stewardship Intern | Mass Audubon | Lenox, MA
Development Manager | Mass Audubon | Lenox, MA
Interpretive Writer | Hiltown Families | Williamsburg, MA
Development & Sales Officer | Hiltown Families | Williamsburg, MA
Executive Director | Hiltown Families | Williamsburg, MA
Good News on Pollinator Protection Bill
We were happy to see our pollinator protection bill reported favorably out of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture last week! Wednesday was the deadline for bills to make it out of committee, making them eligible for House and Senate floor votes later in the session. An Act to protect pollinator habitat (S.451) aims to put solutions into place to protect and promote pollinators’ health, at a time when their populations are in decline. Language from An Act to promote pollinator forage (H.457) was also folded into the bill.
Thanks to everyone who contacted the chairs of the Joint Committee to ask that the bill be reported out favorably.
East Coast Governors Oppose Offshore Drilling
4 Incredible Wildlife Events This Weekend!
Join Sue Morse for spectacular presentations and wildlife tracking hikes.
On Friday, February 16th at 6:30pm at The Robert Boland Theater on BCC’s main campus in Pittsfield, Sue will give a presentation on living with bears: be prepared for lots of fascinating information on black bear biology and ecology, with emphasis on the field identification of tracks and sign. <more>
Grimmway Carrots Threatens Food & Water Watch
FROM FOOD & WATER WATCH | BY JULIE LIGHT
There is an old joke among activists that you know your campaign is having an impact when a corporation threatens to sue you.
Food & Water Watch’s #JustBanIt campaign to ban the use of toxic oil field wastewater for crop irrigation has prompted two cease and desist letters from lawyers for Grimmway Farms, which owns Cal-Organic and Bunny Luv carrots. Dark humor aside, we take our research and our campaigns seriously.
Back in 2015, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board permitted the California Resource Corporation (CRC—formerly Occidental Petroleum) to discharge its oilfield wastewater into the North Kern Water Storage District’s groundwater aquifer. North Kern purchases it from CRC as a cheap way to boost its water supply for the farms in the district. Grimmway is a landholder and sources many of its carrots from North Kern.
Grimmway is demanding that we take down our video, which factually states that the company “grows its carrots in a district where oil field wastewater is mixed with the groundwater.”
Grimmway’s lawyers say the company makes its farmers sign a contract that they won’t use oil wastewater for irrigation. However, this does not mean the groundwater being used to irrigate the carrots hasn’t been tainted and mixed with the oil wastewater from CRC. In fact, Grimmway’s fields are only a mile and a half from the point where water from CRC Kern Front Field is discharged into the Calloway Canal, which provides groundwater recharge through the Rosedale Spreading Basin.
Last September, Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter gave Grimmway a chance to prove that none of the oil-tainted groundwater makes its way into its fields.In a letter to company attorneys, she called on Grimmway to make a public statement with scientific evidence showing that the water from the North Kern Water Management District used to irrigate its carrots is never mixed with oilfield wastewater, including through wastewater recharged into the aquifer. Our letter referenced an order from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board outlining the practice in the district. Hauter also asked the company to take a public stand against the practice and to call on the local water district and California state officials to put an end to it. No such evidence or statement was provided.
It’s no wonder agricultural corporations are worried. Our video Oil Wastewater + Crops? Not on Our Watch has 53,000 views on Facebook and almost 11,000 on YouTube, so far. Thousands of our supporters have vowed not to buy produce grown with the toxic oil water until lawmakers ban the practice. And consumers are calling the companies named in our video and petition.
They have cause to be concerned. The oil companies that provide water to the Central Valley water districts report using 173 different chemicals in their wells. Fully 40 percent of the chemicals are undisclosed. But a recent study by researchers at PSE Healthy Energy, UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of the Pacific shows that:
- 10 are known or suspected to cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
- 8 are on California’s Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm.
- 5 are highly toxic to mammals when consumed.
Scott Edwards, Co-Director of Food & Water Justice, believes that given the documented evidence, the only reason Grimmway would threaten to sue Food & Water Watch would be to intimidate the organization. “Such attempted intimidation will not deter FWW from stating facts, nor will these continuing legal threats be tolerated,” he said in our most recent letter to Grimmway lawyers.
Our supporters helped us get the attention of Grimmway and other companies, like the Wonderful Corporation, which admits that it uses oilfield wastewater to grow Halos Mandarins. Together, we can force the facts to light and put an end to this unappetizing, dangerous practice!
Spiders Crawling On The Snow
FROM NATURALLY CURIOUS WITH MARY HOLLAND | BY MARY HOLLAND
Most adult spiders (as many as 85% of temperate zone species) are dormant during the winter, seeking shelter beneath the leaf litter. Their metabolism slows and their need for food is greatly reduced. Other species die at the end of the summer, and their eggs overwinter, protected inside silken sacs. A third, even smaller, group of spiders remains active through the winter.
Spiders’ body temperatures vary significantly, heavily influenced by their environment. Many spiders that remain active year round seek shelter in the subnivean layer between the ground and snow, where the temperature (+/-32°F.) is often warmer than the air. Occasionally, however, they do appear on the surface of the snow, where they are exposed to the wintery blasts of cold air.
Scientists don’t know exactly how these active spiders survive the cold. Some species can tolerate temperatures as low as -4° F.°. Glycerol acts as a type of anti-freeze for these arachnids, but its effect is marginal. In order to survive, some species bask in the sun and derive energy from their diet of snow fleas (a type of springtail) and other small prey, but these strategies don’t totally explain their ability to survive a New England winter. Species of spiders in the families Linyphiidae and Tetragnathidae (see photo) are often what you see crawling on top of the snow.
Trump budget would gut EPA, DOE renewables office
Dive Brief:
- The Trump administration’s 2019 budget proposal would slash funding for the Environmental Protection Agency and renewable energy programs at the Department of Energy while boosting nuclear programs and fossil fuels, according to text of the proposal released by the White House.
- The fiscal year 2019 budget proposal would allocate $6.14 billion for EPA, a cut of nearly $2 billion, or 24%, from current funding levels. The DOE would receive $30.6 billion, an increase from $30.1 billion in fiscal 2017, but its renewable energy office would be cut more than 65%, from a budget of roughly $2 billion to $696 million.
- The DOE budget would also eliminate its Loans Program and the Advanced Research Projects Agency- Energy (ARPA-E), while increasing spending the Office fo Fossil Energy. Lawmakers are likely to make major changes to the budget proposal when it is submitted to Congress.
Dive Insight:
The Trump administration’s budget plan for the year ahead echoes its proposal for the year that passed — deep cuts to environmental initiatives and renewable energy research paired with increases to nuclear weapons and fossil fuel funding.
At EPA, the administration would seek to eliminate programs it says are “lower priority” or that can be performed by other agencies or states. Those programs include Climate Change Research and Partnership Programs, the Indoor Air and Radon Programs, the Marine Pollution and National Estuary Programs, the Beaches Program and the Environmental Education Program, EPA said in its budget plan.
Further savings at EPA would come from finding “operational efficiencies” and refocusing the on the agency’s “core mission” of air and water quality protection, the agency wrote.
Many of those core programs would face cuts, however, under the new budget. State and local clean air grants, for example, would be cut 33%, from $227 million to $152 million. Overall EPA employment would fall from 15,416 to 12,250, and the agency would institute fees for companies that wish to take part in the Energy Star appliance efficiency program.
The DOE would also be reshaped. Science funding would remain constant and funding for the National Nuclear Safety Administration would rise by about 17%, but the department’s energy programs would be cut by $1.9 billion, a reduction of more than 43% from current levels.
The Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) would take an especially big hit, with a $1.3 billion (65%) cut. The new office would focus on early-stage technologies, “including new approaches to energy storage beyond current battery technologies.”
The Office of Nuclear Energy would also “refocus” on early-stage technologies like small modular reactors with a cut of 25% to its budget, bringing its budget to $757 million.
Other R&D efforts would also be reduced with the elimination of the popular ARPA-E agency and the DOE’s numerous loan programs that help companies bridge the gap from research to commercialization. The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability would also be split into two new offices focusing on grid reliability and cybersecurity. Electrification funding would be reduced by almost 38%.
The federal government would also divest from assets owned by the Tennessee Valley Administration and three of the federal Power Marketing Administrations: Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, and Bonneville Power Administration.
Not all energy programs face cuts in the proposal. The Office of Fossil Energy would see its funding rise by nearly 20% in the budget, to focus on cutting-edge, early-stage R&D to improve the reliability and efficiency of advanced fossil-based power systems. Advanced computing and environmental management activities, particularly nuclear cleanup, would also receive funding bumps.
Many federal agencies were slated for steeper budget cuts before Congress passed a budget compromise at the end of last week. Before that law lifted non-defense spending caps, the administration was prepared to ask for a 34% reduction to the EPA budget, compared to a 23% reduction in the current plan.
It is unlikely lawmakers will pass a budget with such deep cuts to energy and environmental initiatives. Last year, the Trump administration made a similar budget request, but lawmakers from both parties saved DOE and EPA funding in a last-minute compromise in May.
This post has been updated to include more funding proposal details for EPA and DOE.
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Jobs
River Stewards of Tomorrow 2018 Internship Positions Available
Housatonic Valley Association
The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) is seeking applications for our River Stewards of Tomorrow Environmental Internship positions, available for summer 2018. The River Stewards will work on a variety of projects related to water quality and habitat conservation. River Stewards will either be assigned to our Berkshire field office in Stockbridge, MA and work primarily in the Massachusetts portion of the watershed; or in our office in Cornwall Bridge, CT and work primarily in the Connecticut and New York. Each River Steward will be expected to complete at least 280 hours of work from June – August (at least 35 hours/week over 8 weeks).
Internship Overview: While working out of the Berkshire Office, River Stewards will be supervised by HVA’s Berkshire Director, and in the Cornwall Bridge office, by HVA Watershed Conservation Director. They will also be asked to work with other HVA staff as needed. Work will include a mix of office and field-based activities. Projects that the intern may be involved with include:
- Environmental Monitoring: The River Stewards will assist HVA staff in the field with water quality monitoring and habitat assessment activities including collecting water samples for chemical analysis, macroinvertebrate sampling and conducting visual surveys along riverways to document river conditions, threats and identify restoration opportunities.
- Restoration project monitoring and maintenance: River Stewards will monitor the success of past restoration plantings and conduct maintenance activities as needed.
- Data Compilation, Document Analysis and Mapping: River Stewards will assist with gathering and summarizing environmental data and planning documents from a variety of local, state and federal sources. This work will support a number of ongoing HVA efforts, including watershed-based planning.
- Road/Stream Crossing Assessment: River Stewards will visit and assess bridges and culverts throughout the Housatonic watershed to identify barriers to fish and wildlife passage, and assist with post-assessment data processing and report writing.
- Websites and Social Media: The intern will be involved in producing materials for the HVA website and Facebook pages when appropriate. Related tasks might include identifying and summarizing relevant news items, sharing photos of HVA events and field work, and writing project updates.
- Opportunities may be available for the intern to assist with other organization work including GIS analysis of land and water resources, and outreach activities such as guided paddle trips, community events, and school field trips.
Qualifications: Candidates must be highly-motivated, passionate about watershed conservation, and work both independently and as part of a team. In addition, the candidate must possess:
- Enthusiasm for outdoor field work, including working in remote areas under potentially inclement environmental conditions;
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to represent HVA in a professional manner;
- Excellent writing skills;
- Familiarity with basic website administration and social media;
- Experience using GPS and GIS;
- Willingness to work the occasional evening or weekend.
Requirements: Daily access to a personal vehicle is a requirement of the position. The intern must also be physically able to participate in potentially strenuous field work (i.e. physically active work outside for several hours at a time during the summer).
Compensation: The intern will be provided with a $2,400 stipend for the course of the internship. Work related travel will be compensated at a rate of $0.48/mile.
Application Procedure: Interested candidates should submit the following materials via email:
- COVER LETTER explaining your interest and qualifications
- RESUME
- TWO (2) PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
- (Optional but encouraged) Examples of past projects relevant to HVA’s mission (please limit to 1-2 pages/project, max of three projects) Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline: April 20th. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Questions and applications should be directed to:
For Massachusetts: Dennis Regan, Berkshire Director Housatonic Valley Association Mail: PO Box 496, Stockbridge, MA 01262 E-mail: dregan@hvatoday.org Phone: 413/ 298-7024
For Connecticut: Michael S. Jastremski, Watershed Conservation Director Housatonic Valley Association Mail: PO Box 28, Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754 E-mail: MJ.HVA@outlook.com Phone: (860) 672-6678
If a candidate would work in either Massachusetts or Connecticut, just send in one application to either site and note your interest of internship location.
Appalachian Trail Ridge Runner – seasonal
WHERE: Department of Conservation and Recreation – Cheshire office
WHEN: 1 Position available from 5/26/18 – 9/3/18
SALARY: $530.40 / 40 hours / weekends required
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: Minimum age 18 years old with a valid driver’s license and dependable transportation. Heavy lifting and good physical stamina required. Housing not available.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Provide information to trail users, and educate hikers in low impact camping techniques
Provide hiker security by camping overnight on weekends along the Appalachian Trail
Maintain the Appalachian Trail and overnight camping sites
Work alongside trail volunteers to complete trail construction projects
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in trail maintenance and use of various hand and power tools, including a chainsaw
Excellent communication skills, friendly and outgoing
Experience in long distance hiking and low impact camping
Comfortable camping overnight alone or with others
Knowledge of the Appalachian Trail within Massachusetts
Environmental / Natural Resource background and keen interest in outdoor recreation
Physically fit and able to hike long distances carrying a backpack and tools
For more information contact Becky Barnes at (413) 499-7003
Deadline for applying – March 23, 2018 send resume and cover letter to:
Department of Conservation and Recreation / Attn: Becky Barnes
P.O. Box 1433
Pittsfield, MA 01202
Stream Crossing Specialist
The Department of Fish and Game, Division of Ecological Restoration, seeks qualified applicants for the position of Stream Crossing Specialist (Environmental Analyst III).
Position: Stream Crossing Specialist (18000019)
Posting Date: 2/2/18
Closing Date: First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.
The Stream Crossing Specialist will promote river health and restoration by leading a state-wide effort to improve habitat continuity, climate resiliency, and public safety at road-stream crossings. Major responsibilities of the position include training and assisting municipal infrastructure managers and other stakeholders with planning, design, permitting, funding, and construction of stream crossings that meet improved design criteria for aquatic/terrestrial organism passage and storm hazard reduction. The position will also serve as DER’s technical expert on the design and construction of road-stream crossings.
To view the job announcement and apply online, please visit the MassCareers website at:
https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=18000019&tz=GMT-05%3A00
Interested applicants can learn more about the MA Division of Ecological Restoration and our work here: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/division-of-ecological-restoration
For more information about the position, please contact Kristen Ferry at Kristen.Ferry@state.ma.us or 617-626-1264. For questions specific to the application process, please refer to the MassCareers website (https://www.mass.gov/find-your-future-commonwealth-job) and information contained within the job announcement.
Various Internships
Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions
The Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to protect Massachusetts’ natural resources by supporting conservation commissions through education and advocacy. MACC provides legal, scientific, policy, and technical training to Massachusetts Conservation Commissions. MACC works collaboratively with government agencies, nonprofits, and volunteers to achieve its environmental protection mission.
MACC is seeking environmental students to assist our association with educational events, conferences, database evaluations, fundraising projects, and/or environmental policy research. Internship applications will be accepted on a rolling basis at MACC. Our preference is to have interns work with us for a minimum of 8 to 16 hours per week, for a three to four-month period.
Internships are unpaid, but the experience will provide an excellent opportunity to learn first-hand about how small, statewide environmental non-profit organizations perform important educational and advocacy roles. It is possible that one intern could implement some, or many of the tasks listed below, depending upon candidate backgrounds and MACC priorities at that time.
INTERN POSITIONS
Communications, Finance, and Development Intern: This intern position will provide a key role assisting MACC with grant applications, fundraising campaigns, website updates, database management, and social media outreach. Candidates should have strong organizational and communication skills.
Educational and Event Management Intern. The Educational and Event Management Intern will assist the Associate Director in preparing educational courses, coordinating workshop events, and assist with workshop planning, conference coordination, and webinar implementation. Candidates should have strong communication skills and interest in independent project work.
Legislative and Policy Research: The Legislative and Policy Research Intern will assist the Executive Director with providing research support on wetlands, open space, and climate change policy topics. An ideal applicant will have an interest and enthusiasm for a wide variety of environmental issues, have experience with fast-paced research projects, and strong communication skills.
Application Instructions
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to: staff@maccweb.org
Paid Turtle Internship
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute provides the opportunity for an intern to gain experience with the study of the ecology and conservation of threatened Virginia turtle species. The intern will assist with three projects. The first is an ongoing population monitoring project examining the distribution and status of wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) populations across northern Virginia. The second is a master’s research project examining wood turtle movement at the landscape level. The third project is a new study that is part of a multi-state grant to determine the status and distribution of spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) across their range. The intern will assist with aquatic visual encounter surveys and trapping for both turtles. They will also assist with radio telemetry for one or both species and outreach activities to promote conservation in the Commonwealth.
This is a paid internship opportunity wherein the intern will support the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Through this internship, interns will: Radio-locate turtles and manage GPS data Provide technical assistance to stakeholders and help manage a collaborative wood turtle database Complete a required brief report at the conclusion of their tenure
Qualifications: Candidates should have graduated from a college or university within the last 12 months and have undergraduate coursework in ecology, conservation biology or a closely related field. Knowledge and field experience with ecology and conservation issues is required, as well as the ability to devote long hours in cold and wet conditions in remote field settings. Candidates should take directions easily and work well with others, yet have the ability to work independently. Individuals with previous mark-recapture and aquatic survey experience, and spatial data management and analysis skills (e.g. GIS) are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants should have plans for continued education or a career in ecology or conservation.
Stipend: The stipend is $700-900 per month (dependent on education level, coursework and skills).
Housing: Housing is provided at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.Parking is available at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.
Term of appointment: This is a six-month internship, starting March 5, and is a full-time appointment (40 hours per week). There is an opportunity for extension up to one year.
Application deadline(s): Monday, January 22, 2018
How to Apply: To apply, go to: https://solaa.si.edu/solaa/SOLAAHome.html. Select “New to SOLAA? Create Account Here” and complete the information to create an account.
Information that will be requested (in SOLAA) includes:
- Basic personal information
- Professional resume or CV
- A one-page statement of your interest in pursuing this position. The statement should mention relevant experience, career goals, your reasons for wanting this internship and what you hope to gain from the experience. Your statement is very important during application evaluations.
- Transcripts from your current and/or previous institutions. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Two letters of reference (One must be from a current or former supervisor)
- Schedule of availability
Once you create your account and provide the information above, you will see a screen where you select the type of appointment you are interested in. You will select: Type of appointment: “Internship” Unit of interest: “National Zoological Park” Program: “National Zoological Park Internship Program” Project: “SCBI – Wood Turtle Ecology” IMPORTANT: Your application is considered complete when you hit “Submit.” Your SOLAA submitted application with references must be received by the deadlines as noted above. For Additional Information Questions about this internship should be sent to Alison Ochs at ochsa@si.edu.
Office Manager
Berkshire Agricultural Ventures
This is a full-time position and it will evolve in responsibilities as the organization itself evolves. The successful candidate will be a creative generalist with superb interpersonal skills who is highly organized, adaptable, strategic and detail oriented. This position is a good fit for an energetic self-starter who is interested in helping a start-up organization to grow. The work will focus on three essential areas: general office support; communications management and fundraising support.
Anyone who is interested in this position should contact me at cynthia@berkshireagventures.org. This position is open until filled.
VIEW FULL JOB DESCRIPTION HERE
Executive Director
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
The Board of Trustees of the Mass Land Trust Coalition is seeking a full-time Executive Director with strong non-profit management experience and a highly diverse skill set.
The ideal candidate will have 5 years financial management, fundraising, grant writing, communications, governance, and administrative experience. Candidates with a working knowledge of land conservation and/or natural resource management may be given preference.
Send resume and cover letter by January 5, 2018 to Executive Director, Marylynn Gentry at mgentry@massland.org
Western MA Organizer
Massachusetts Jobs With Justice
Massachusetts Jobs with Justice (www.massjwj.net) is seeking a dedicated, hardworking individual to coordinate and carry out the overall work of the organization as well as helping with campaigns, communications and administration of our growing community labor coalition in Western Massachusetts.
The Senior Organizer/Coordinator will work with other Jobs with Justice staff, partners, and activists to carry out the work of the organization and participate fully in the planning and implementation of our workplan as outlined by our Steering and Executive Committees. The Organizer will work under the supervision of the Executive Director based in our headquarters in Boston. LEARN MORE & APPLY HERE.
Freshwater Project Coordinator
Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy
The Freshwater Project Coordinator develops, coordinates, and advances aquatic connectivity projects, including but not limited to helping municipalities install climate-resilient and fish-friendly road-stream crossing replacements. This position will contribute to building a model aquatic regional partnership in the Adirondack region of New York State that might be replicated in other geographies. The Freshwater Project Coordinator is a three-year full-time position with the possibility of extension. LEARN MORE & APPLY HERE.
Conservation & Stewardship Manager
Kestrel Land Trust
Mass Audubon – Berkshire Sanctuaries Jobs – Lenox
Environmental Education Intern
Early Childhood Program Leader / Naturalist – Part-Time, Seasonal
Wildlife & Plant Conservation Intern
Nature Day Camp Educator – Summer 2018
Land Management & Stewardship Intern
Development Manager
Hilltown Families Is Hiring
Hilltown Families is hiring an Interpretive Writer and Development & Sales Officer, as well as an Executive Director.
They also have openings for volunteers and interns. Take a look at their website here for all of the details.
Conservation Projects Manager
Housatonic Valley Association | Cornwall Bridge, CT
The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented environmental professional to join our Watershed Conservation Team. The successful candidate will support all aspects of HVA’s conservation projects, which include (but aren’t limited to) environmental monitoring, regional road-stream crossing assessment and replacement planning, watershed management planning, stream corridor restoration, stormwater management through Green Infrastructure development, and environmental education. This position is based out of HVA’s Connecticut office.
This is only a part of the job description. To view the full descriptions and to apply, click here.